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if it ain’t cactus, practice
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Nikolai Slavov
21 days ago
This community is building foundational capabilities for technological progress. Its nonprofit initiatives allow broadly sharing these capabilities. I am happy to support this mission 🚀
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Issues in Science and Technology
24 days ago
What does it take to identify critical science & tech capability gaps—and then build organizations dedicated to addressing them?
@adammarblestone.bsky.social
,
@anastasiag.bsky.social
, Mary Wang, &
@josephfridman.bsky.social
on creating
@convergentresearch.bsky.social
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issues.org/focused-rese...
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Field Notes on Moving Focused Research Organizations Forward
Lessons from four years of building a new kind of focused scientific organization to create fundamental technologies and accelerate discovery.
https://issues.org/focused-research-organizations-fro-marblestone-gamick-wang-fridman/
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Joseph Fridman
Nikolai Slavov
about 1 month ago
Earlier this year,
@parallelsq.bsky.social
hosted a research fest. We began with a broad perspective: ◾️ A century of remarkable progress! Proteomics drove conceptual discoveries and medical treatments. Listen to what's next! Proteomics: The arc of progress
youtu.be/Sc2QLXb84XI?...
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Adam Marblestone
about 1 month ago
Proud of
@e11bio.bsky.social
's early progress here, and excited for so much more to come (that I've seen previews of as a FRO board member 😍). Optics + expansion + barcoding + AI + molecules = beginning of infinity for scalable brain circuit mapping, with wide implications across science.
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Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)
about 1 month ago
👀 Our latest Substack is live – discover: – The launch of Innovator Circles – Insights into the FRO-Founder Residency with
@convergentresearch.bsky.social
– A Q&A with
@micromotility.bsky.social
on natural computation in single-celled microorganisms + more ↓
link.aria.org.uk/sepsubstack-bluesky
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Innovator Circles, FROs, and a look into biological computation
The latest from ARIA, including our new Innovator Circles initiative, inside Convergent Research's FRO-Founder Residency, and a Q&A with Nature Computes Better Creator Kirsty Wan.
https://link.aria.org.uk/sepsubstack-x
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Joseph Fridman
Nikolai Slavov
about 2 months ago
Join our team and help realize a bold vision.
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IMPRINT
2 months ago
Earlier this year, Imprint came out of stealth on the TED Mainstage to share our vision: What if the immune system holds the key to curing chronic diseases—and we just need the tools to read it? We’re building those tools. Our TED talk is now live 👉
go.ted.com/beckbrachman
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Convergent Research
about 2 months ago
This June, we kicked off our first-ever UK FRO Founder Residency as an Activation Partner for the United Kingdom’s Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA),
@aria-research.bsky.social
. Read more:
www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/inside-the...
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Inside the UK FRO Founder Residency with ARIA
a big step forward in how we source and incubate new FRO projects
https://www.essentialtechnology.blog/p/inside-the-uk-fro-founder-residency
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Joseph Fridman
Helen Devine
3 months ago
This week's Science to Impact symposium at Ohio State hosted experts in all kinds of science communication! Grateful to have helped organize this event and heard from these minds in one room. 🧠 🧪
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Joseph Fridman
Lean Focused Research Organization
4 months ago
📣 We're excited to share the new
lean-lang.org
! Relaunching our website was a key deliverable in our Year 2 roadmap to provide "improved navigation and access to valuable content, resources, and tools." We hope you like it!
#LeanLang
#LeanProver
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Luis Cásedas
4 months ago
What is consciousness? What are the challenges of studying it scientifically? Can we ‘dissolve’ them?
@anilseth.bsky.social
gives us some answers in this new
#INMINDS
interview for
@cienciacog.bsky.social
about *problems of consciousness (and how to handle them)*!
www.cienciacognitiva.org?p=2549
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Lisa DeBruine
4 months ago
Anastasia Garnick from
@convergentresearch.bsky.social
presents the “gap map” and how Focussed Research Organisations (FROs) can help
#MetaScience2025
www.gap-map.org
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Gap Map
Explore R&D Gaps and their related Foundational Capabilities.
https://www.gap-map.org/?sort=rank
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Joseph Fridman
Luis Cásedas
5 months ago
Two-day, fully-funded opportunity led by
@nytimes.com
editor James Ryerson & featuring scientists
@lisafeldmanbarrett.com
and
@daviddesteno.bsky.social
and one-man band
@josephfridman.bsky.social
. Applications for the next workshop open till July 7th! (2/2)
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Joseph Fridman
Luis Cásedas
5 months ago
Had a great time attending the Beyond the Ivory Tower workshop at
@northeasternu.bsky.social
! If you're a scientist or philosopher looking to turn your ideas into short articles for a general audience, check it out! (1/2)
www.beyondtheivorytower.com
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Beyond the Ivory Tower
https://www.beyondtheivorytower.com/
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Joseph Fridman
Convergent Research
5 months ago
"Academic research groups and startups are essential drivers of scientific progress. But some projects, like the Hubble Space Telescope or the Human Genome Project, are too big for any one academic lab or loose consortium..."
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Former MIT researchers advance a new model for innovation
Developed by former MIT researchers, focused research organizations (FROs) undertake large research efforts and have begun to contribute to scientific advances.
https://news.mit.edu/2025/former-mit-researchers-advance-new-model-innovation-0606
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Joseph Fridman
IMPRINT
6 months ago
Also: we’re
#hiring
! 🎊To learn more about Imprint and view open roles on our team, visit
imprint.org
. 🤝 If you are a clinical or computational research group interested in partnering with Imprint, please follow us for future updates and opportunities.
#Immunology
#Biotech
#BiotechResearch
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Imprint FRO
IMPRINT is developing tools to read and analyze immune memory signatures, providing a new approach to identify hidden causes of chronic disease.
https://imprint.org
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Joseph Fridman
IMPRINT
6 months ago
IMPRINT is the first Focused Research Organization (FRO) in New York City. We are supported by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, Convergent Research, Peter Reinhart, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
@convergentresearch.bsky.social
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Joseph Fridman
IMPRINT
6 months ago
With teams in Europe and North America, we are building experimental and machine learning tools to identify the hidden causes of and cures for chronic diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
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Joseph Fridman
IMPRINT
6 months ago
The immune system is not just an army — it’s also an archive. IMPRINT aims to decode this archive using an innovative forensic immunology approach, enabling new diagnostics, treatments, and cures for conditions ranging from autoimmune disorders to mental illness.
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Joseph Fridman
IMPRINT
6 months ago
🧵 Today, IMPRINT, a pioneering new nonprofit initiative, is announcing $15 million in philanthropic funding to advance our work to decode the body's immune memory and uncover the causes of chronic diseases.
#Immunology
#Biotech
#BiotechResearch
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Press Release May 2025 — Imprint FRO
Imprint FRO launches with $15M in funding
https://www.imprint.org/press-release-may-2025
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You can now download the
@convergentresearch.bsky.social
Gap Map data at
gap-map.org/api/
🗾 🔬 🗺️ 🔭 Feel free to pull it into your AI assistant of choice and query away when you're feeling hungry for some fundamental R&D talks with Claude or Geppett-o3 or Gemini this weekend --
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Gap Map API & Data - Gap Map
Explore R&D Gaps and their related Foundational Capabilities.
https://gap-map.org/api/
6 months ago
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Joseph Fridman
IMPRINT
6 months ago
Looking for a job in immunology or biotech research? ✨IMPRINT is
#hiring
! ✨ Join us to help revolutionize how we decode the body’s immune memory, uncover the causes of chronic diseases, and drive breakthroughs in autoimmunity and neuropsychiatric research.
#BiotechJobs
#Immunology
#sciencejobs
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Jobs — Imprint FRO
Join our team—current openings at Imprint
https://www.imprint.org/jobs
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Only 3 more workshops left before our grant ends in July 2026! We've helped hundreds of academics publish hundreds of pieces. It's been a blast. One more workshop in 2025 this October.
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Beyond the Ivory Tower
https://www.beyondtheivorytower.com/
7 months ago
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Joseph Fridman
Convergent Research
8 months ago
The team is very excited to see all the proposals for UK Focused Research Organizations! We've partnered with
@aria-research.bsky.social
to seek proposals for FROs that could unlock transformative progress in ARIA’s opportunity spaces:
www.convergentresearch.org/frost-uk
Apply by Friday March 28!
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FROST UK — Convergent Research
https://www.convergentresearch.org/frost-uk
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Joseph Fridman
Adam Marblestone
8 months ago
There are so many inspiring examples of scientific roadmaps out there: this post was our quick way of introducing new explorers of the scientific landscape to this fascinating genre. Expect more from us in terms of releasing roadmaps & thinking soon and let us know which of your favorites we missed!
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Joseph Fridman
Convergent Research
8 months ago
"There are bottlenecks choking progress in virtually every scientific field, and you can identify these with a good roadmap." -
@adammarblestone.bsky.social
Out now on our new Substack, Essential Technology:
convergentresearch.substack.com/p/scientific...
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A beginner’s guide to scientific roadmapping
Wonderful maps and how to read them
https://convergentresearch.substack.com/p/scientific-roadmapping
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Joseph Fridman
Convergent Research
8 months ago
"Organizations like
@hhmijanelia.bsky.social
, the
@arcinstitute.org
, and a whole class of nonprofit start-ups called focused research organizations are instead using philanthropic dollars to build tools that could accelerate scientific progress."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/o...
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Opinion | DOGE Needs a Different Playbook for Science
We need less administrative bloat in science.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/opinion/doge-nih-science-america.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share
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some personal news: i've joined
@convergentresearch.bsky.social
to head up comms! it's, uh, a good time to grow orgs that make scientific public goods if you have ideas, let's chat 🚀🔬🧠🧬🌱🧪
8 months ago
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Joseph Fridman
Frank S. David
9 months ago
This op-ed writing workshop for academics, “Beyond the Ivory Tower” looks good — apps for next cohort due 3/3. Apply!
www.beyondtheivorytower.com
cc
@josephfridman.bsky.social
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Beyond the Ivory Tower
https://www.beyondtheivorytower.com/
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Joseph Fridman
David DeSteno
10 months ago
We'll talk about everything from essay form, to pitching, to what public writing means for your day job in academe/research. Plus, Jamie will workshop a piece you write in an individual meeting. Our alums are finding success. You can see some examples here:
www.beyondtheivorytower.com/pieces
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Pieces — Beyond the Ivory Tower
https://www.beyondtheivorytower.com/pieces
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David DeSteno
10 months ago
Too often, scholarly work remains siloed behind the ivy covered walls. If you're a scientist (social, physical, or life) or philosopher looking to share knowledge with a wider audience who has lots of questions, applications for our next writing workshop led by NYT's James Ryerson is now open. 1/2
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Beyond the Ivory Tower
https://www.beyondtheivorytower.com
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english is a language that, as john rickford says, bends like a willow, does not snap like an oak.
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD
almost 2 years ago
Want to see if your research has had an impact on public policy? Enter your info in SagePolicyProfiles to see the citations of your own publications in policy documents. You get a profile page. Here is mine as an example:
policyprofiles.sagepub.com/profile/5920...
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I heard there were academics here, so please help me share this: Learn to write short pieces, for wide audiences, about the big questions:
www.beyondtheivorytower.com
is accepting applications for our Feb 28/March 1st workshop. YOU'll get two days of instruction, $2k, years of follow-on support!
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Beyond the Ivory Tower
https://www.beyondtheivorytower.com/
11 months ago
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I heard there were academics here, so please help me share this: Learn to write short pieces, for wide audiences, about the big questions:
www.beyondtheivorytower.com
is accepting applications for our Feb 28/March 1st workshop. YOU'll get two days of instruction, $2k, years of follow-on support!
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Beyond the Ivory Tower
https://www.beyondtheivorytower.com/
11 months ago
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Kevin Slavin
11 months ago
Since H5N1 flu is finally getting news coverage, here’s a looong 🧵 on what I learned while working on it for a few months at Ginkgo Biosecurity (I don’t work there anymore and this thread is on no one’s behalf) Everything here is info you can get elsewhere but just to lay it all out insomnia style
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Christina Agapakis
about 2 years ago
What if Jurassic Park, but perfume👃🌺👃🌸👃🌹👃
wearefuturesociety.com
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